Author Topic: Gay & Transgender Workplace Protection is now Federal US Law  (Read 355 times)

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Offline waldo

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More fake news buddy.  It has to do with previous court rulings.  You’re in favour of the rule of law right?  Or do you just pick n choose?  Regardless the remedy is to just craft a new statute.  It’s not rocket science.  But you can’t change law by edict.  Or would you like to give Trump that power as well? 😂

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As a result of the rule that HHS released today, that regulation has been reversed and “sex” once again refers only to biological sex, as was intended in the statute.

In December 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined Section 1557’s prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of gender identity and termination of pregnancy. Last fall, the same federal judge vacated the rule, saying that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

As a result of these rulings, HHS no longer could enforce the Obama-era provision, and today’s new rule brings federal policy into compliance with court rulings.

was there a problem for you in actually quoting... and linking to your source - here, let me help ya out: Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Regulation That Redefined ‘Sex’

again, even your linked article confirms the facts that Trump rolled back... reversed the 'Obama rule'... by simply negating it and writing his own rule. But more pointedly, that new Trump "edict" goes beyond just the Obamacare ACA focus of those Obama introduced protections; specifically:
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The Trump rule makes changes to gender-based discrimination protections beyond Section 1557 of the ACA; it affects regulations pertaining to access to health insurance, for example, including cost-sharing, health plan marketing and benefits. The rule could also mean that those seeking an abortion could be denied care if performing the procedure violates the provider's moral or religious beliefs.

and Trump's guy finally came through for him - Roger Severino, the devout Catholic, social-conservative, rabid anti-LGBTQ activist, head of civil-rights enforcement at HHS